A violent prison parolee has been arrested after gunning down two Methodist Dallas employees. Although the violent criminal had twice been arrested for parole violations, the most recent being in June 2022, the convict was allowed to walk free and perpetrate more violence across the state of Texas. Now, 30-year-old Nestor Hernandez will face murder charges for the violence he committed while his girlfriend was giving birth in a Texas hospital.
Hernandez had been on parole for an aggravated robbery he committed back in 2015. As part of his parole, he had to wear an ankle monitor so authorities would be able to track his whereabouts. And because Hernandez’s girlfriend was giving birth to their child, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice granted Hernandez special accommodations to visit his beloved girl in the hospital during the birth of their child.
Unfortunately, the Methodist Hospital Chief Glen Fowler claims that the Texas Department of Criminal Justice may have given Hernandez special permission to attend the birth of his child, but no one at the hospital was warned that a violent criminal would be in the building.
Hernandez arrived at the hospital at 10:20 am after his girlfriend had given birth on October 21, 2022. While he was in the hospital room with his new family, Hernandez began to act “strangely” and soon began accusing his girlfriend of cheating on him. Perhaps, he felt that the baby was another man’s child and not his own.
“The police department had no forewarning that this person was being monitored by ankle monitor or anything about his criminal history,” Fowler said regarding how the Texas law enforcement team allowed the violent felon to enter the hospital without any warning.
As Hernandez grew increasingly agitated, he began searching the room for another man. He checked the bathroom and removed a firearm from his pants. He used the gun to strike his girlfriend in the head several times causing severe injuries, then he began placing calls to family members.
According to law enforcement reports, Hernandez then told his girlfriend and the mother of his child “We are both going to die today” and “whoever comes in this room is going to die with us.”
Unfortunately, 45-year-old nurse social worker Jacqueline Pokuaa entered the room. Hernandez shot her in cold blood. After hearing gunshots, nurse Annette Flowers looked into the room and was shot from her place in the hallway.
Methodist Hospital Police Sergeant Robert Rangel witnessed the second nurse getting shot. He prepared for action and called for backup.
Rangel shot Hernandez in the leg, which stopped him from escaping the scene. After a standoff, Hernandez was arrested and taken into custody.
“This isn’t about being on parole,” said Chief Garcia. “What this is about is a violent criminal that was on ankle monitor and us thinking that in some way, shape or form that that’s a level of accountability. Because it is not.”